The Man with the Child in His Eyes
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"The Man with the Child in His Eyes" is a haunting, piano-led ballad by English singer-songwriter Kate Bush, celebrated for its mature lyrics written when she was a teenager and for helping establish her as a distinctive voice in art-pop.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| artist | Kate Bush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | IVOR Novello Award for Outstanding British Lyric NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Bside | Moving NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSingles |
6
ⓘ
top 10 ⓘ |
| composer | Kate Bush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | highly acclaimed ⓘ |
| firstLiveTour | The Tour of Life NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBySingle | Hammer Horror NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
art pop
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ballad ⓘ baroque pop ⓘ piano ballad ⓘ |
| hasCoverArt | The Man with the Child in His Eyes single cover ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
orchestral arrangement
ⓘ
piano ⓘ |
| hasLength | approximately 2:40 ⓘ |
| hasLivePerformances | yes ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | The Kick Inside NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Kate Bush discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| key | E minor ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricTheme |
emotional maturity
ⓘ
idealized male figure ⓘ romantic relationship ⓘ |
| notableFor |
helping establish Kate Bush as a distinctive art-pop artist
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mature lyrics written during Kate Bush's teenage years ⓘ |
| performer | Kate Bush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBySingle | Wuthering Heights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Andrew Powell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Gilmour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | EMI Music Publishing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingDate | 1975 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | EMI Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1978 ⓘ |
| releaseType | single from album ⓘ |
| side | A-side ⓘ |
| tempo | slow ⓘ |
| timeSignature | 4/4 ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | soprano ⓘ |
| writer | Kate Bush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfAward | 1979 ⓘ |
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